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[2008] BloodField in Hell

The first "secret" is that, the idea for the name Crushing Axes was from this girl: Miss Gaboooo Cotosck Vintersorga.
I had ideas such as Axegrinder, Axebanger, AxeCrusher.
So she came up with the idea: Crushing Axes.
Then I stole the idea without paying any royalties. Of course !
She also listened to the very first demos from Crushing Axes, and really helped me to get the right tone.
Thank's Gabooo ! ;)

The axe you see on the first cover "Bloodfield In Hell", belongs to this guy above.
He's a long time friend. He's also the drummer of my other band. Legacy Of Death.

Natural killer cells (or NK cells) are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte
that constitute a major component of the innate immune system. NK cells
play a major role in the rejection of tumors and cells infected by
viruses. They kill cells by releasing small cytoplasmic granules of
proteins called perforin and granzyme that cause the target cell to die
by apoptosis.
More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_killer_cell

[2009] Viking Winter

The cover for this album was made by: Rafael Coelho Vilarino.

First album with professional cover art.

We know each other since I was born.
We were baptized in the same day, in the same church.
I peed in the priest's face.

(Rafael )

[2010] Legends

1- Omen
An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to
foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Though the word
"omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence
being possibly either "good" or "bad", the term is more
often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous".
More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omen
2 - Nibelungen (Fafnir´s Blood)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic
operas or (to use the composer's preferred term) 'dramas' by the German
composer Richard Wagner (1813–83). The works are based loosely on characters
from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The four dramas, which the
composer described as a trilogy with a Vorabend ('preliminary evening'), are
often referred to as the Ring Cycle, "Wagner's Ring", or simply The
Ring.PS: I made a short version.

3 - Heimdall
Heimdallur (Old Norse Heimdallur, later Heimdallur) is one of the æsir (gods)
in Norse mythology, in the Edda called the "white god" (hvítastr ása
"whitest of the aesir Sæm 72ª; hvíta ás "white as" Sn. 104).
Genesis 1:9-13 — God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered
waters he called "seas." and there was morning—the third day.( I'm
not a Christian ).

4 - Nilfheim
Niflheimr or Niflheim ("Mist Home", the "Abode of Mist" or
"Mist World"); Nifl[1] being cognate with the Old English Nifol
("dark")[2] and German nebel fog) is one of the Nine Worlds and is a
location in Norse mythology which overlaps with the notions of Niflhel and Hel.
The name Niflheimr only appears in two extant sources and they are Gylfaginning
and the much debated Hrafnagaldr Óðins.
According to Gylfaginning, it was one of the two primordial realms, the other
one being Muspelheim, the realm of fire. Between these two realms of cold and
heat, creation began. Later, it became the location of Hel, the abode of those
who did not die a heroic death.
More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niflheim
5 - Blót
The blót (Old Norse plural same as singular) refers to Norse pagan sacrifice to
the Norse gods and the spirits of the land. The sacrifice often took the form
of a sacramental meal or feast. Related religious practices were performed by
other Germanic peoples, such as the pagan Anglo-Saxons. The blót element of
horse sacrifice is found throughout Indo-European traditions, including the
Vedic Indian, Celtic, and Latin traditions.
More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%B3t
6 - Witan
The Witan (Old English witenagemot, moot or meeting) was the term used to
describe the council summoned by Anglo-Saxon kings.
7 - KriegerVerein
A warrior society (for example, warriors and soldiers 'club, veterans' and
soldiers 'club, comrades and reservists Club, Warrior, reservists and soldiers'
Association) is dedicated as the War Graves Commission, the care of
war-bereaved and war victims, the establishment and maintenance of war memorials
and memorials as well as support of the reservists.
The Second Schleswig War (Danish: 2. Slesvigske Krig; German: Deutsch-Dänischer
Krieg[3]) was the second military conflict as a result of the
Schleswig-Holstein Question. It began on 1 February 1864, when Prussian forces
crossed the border into Schleswig.
Denmark fought Prussia and Austria. Like the First Schleswig War (1848–51), it
was fought for control of the duchies because of succession disputes concerning
the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg when the Danish king died without an heir
acceptable to the German Confederation. Decisive controversy arose due to the
passing of the November Constitution, which integrated the Duchy of Schleswig
into the Danish kingdom in violation of the London Protocol.
Reasons for the war were the ethnic controversy in Schleswig and the
co-existence of conflicting political systems within the Danish unitary state.
The war ended on 30 October 1864, when the Treaty of Vienna caused Denmark's
cession of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prussia
and Austria. It was the last victorious conflict of the Austrian
Empire/Austria-Hungary in its history.
More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Schleswig_War
8 - Minnenburg
Have two versions a censored and a uncensored version.
9 - Lohengrin
Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard
Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken
from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach
and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself inspired by
the epic of Garin le Loherain. It is part of the Knight of the Swan tradition.
The opera has proved inspirational towards other works of art. Among those
deeply moved by the fairy-tale opera was the young King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
'Der Märchenkönig' ('The Fairy-tale King') as he was dubbed later built his
ideal fairy-tale castle and dubbed it "New Swan Stone," or
"Neuschwanstein", after the Swan Knight. It was King Ludwig's
patronage that later gave Wagner the means and opportunity to build a theatre
for, compose and stage his epic cycle, the Ring of the Nibelung.
The most popular and recognizable part of the opera is the Bridal Chorus known
better as "Here Comes the Bride", played at weddings in the West.
As usual, more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohengrin_%28opera%29
10 - Urthel
Trial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the
accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous
experience. In some cases, the accused was considered innocent if they survived
the test, or if their injuries healed; in others, only death was considered
proof of innocence. (If the accused died, they were often presumed to have gone
to a suitable reward or punishment in the afterlife, which was considered to
make trial by ordeal entirely fair.)
In medieval Europe, the trial by combat, trial by ordeal was considered a
judicium Dei: a procedure based on the premise that God would help the innocent
by performing a miracle on their behalf. The practice has much earlier roots
however, being attested as far back as the Code of Hammurabi and the Code of
Ur-Nammu, and also in animist tribal societies, such as the trial by ingestion
of "red water" (calabar bean) in Sierra Leone, where the intended
effect is magical rather than invocation of a deity's justice.
In pre-modern society, the ordeal typically ranked along with the oath and
witness accounts as the central means by which to reach a judicial verdict.
Indeed, the term ordeal itself, Old English ordǣl, has the meaning of
"judgment, verdict" (German Urteil, Dutch oordeel), from
Proto-Germanic *uzdailjam "that which is dealt out".
According to one theory, put forward by Peter Leeson, trial by ordeal was
surprisingly effective at sorting the guilty from the innocent.[1] Because
defendants were believers, only the truly innocent would choose to endure a
trial; guilty defendants would confess or settle cases instead. Therefore, the
theory goes, church and judicial authorities would routinely rig ordeals so
that the participants—presumably innocent—could pass them. If this theory is
correct, medieval superstition was actually a useful motivating force for
justice.[2]
Priestly cooperation in trials by fire and water was forbidden by Pope Innocent
III at the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, and replaced by compurgation.[3]
Trials by ordeal became rarer over the Late Middle Ages, often replaced by
confessions extracted under torture, but the practice was discontinued only in
the 16th century. Johannes Hartlieb in 1456 reports a popular superstition of
how to identify a thief by an ordeal by ingestion practised privately without
judicial sanction.More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal

One-man-band formed in 2008, created by Alexandre Rodrigues, Crushing Axes, make annual virtual releases. The albums are always available for download.The lyrics explore themes like norse mythology and the dark side of human mind/soul.The best genre to describe Crushing Axes, it is probably the Death-Metal